2012 – Page 89

Yesterday, Monday 17 September, the Minister of the Armed Forces, Admiral Sigfrido Pared Perez, signed an agreement to strengthen the means of protecting victims of human trafficking. The agreement is between the Specialized Border Security Corps (CESFRONT), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The agreement involves …

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Labor Minister Maritza Hernandez has asked employers to cease the practice of requiring job applicants to take HIV or AIDS tests without their consent, as well as to end discrimination against women who are often not employed due to the fact they are pregnant. She made the comments during the launch of the Commission for …

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According to a survey by Newlink Research for Telenoticias and reported in Hoy newspaper, a high percentage of the Dominican public is discriminatory whether in terms of race, religion, style of dress, use of body piercings and tattoos and homosexuality, and most do not agree with anti-discrimination laws. Forty percent of the population said there …

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An agreement has been signed between the Dominican Medical Association (CMD) and the Community-Partnered Tobacco Control in Underserved Dominican Republic Communities Project, (PDT2), which aims to encourage people to quit smoking, reduce secondhand spoke and create smoke-free homes in the country. The document is the result of an agreement between University of Rochester in the …

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On Friday, 14 September, the sentencing court in San Cristobal decided that Luis Alvarez Renta, who is currently serving a jail sentence for his involvement in the Baninter case, could continue his sentence under house arrest at his home for health reasons. However, he is still in jail and his lawyer, Eric Raful has said …

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Six people were killed and another two were injured when an SUV driven by Ramon Radhames Garcia left the road and ran into a group of people waiting for a bus opposite the town hall in Ranchito, in La Vega. Garcia was uninjured, but police had to rescue him as a crowd was on the …

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A report released this week by the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control has stated that the Dominican Republic is the Caribbean’s primary drug hub with approximately 3% of the cocaine en route to the US transiting the island of Hispaniola. However the earthquake in Haiti on the western side of the island …

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A dancer, Yuly Mercedes Lopez, who accused the merengue singer Antonio Peter de la Rosa (Omega) of hitting her, has admitted that she lied as she was jealous. Judge Rosanna Vasquez Febrillet revoked the arrest warrant for Mercedes Lopez, told the authorities to stop pursuing her and set the date for a hearing on 25 …

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The 8th Festival of Contemporary Dance (Edanco) opens at the Palace of Fine Arts (Bellas Artes) in Santo Domingo on 18 September with contemporary dance performances through 25 September. This year’s program features dancers from Haiti, Spain, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Canada and the United States. To back emerging talents, Edanco’s program includes the winners of …

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The Medina government has announced it will issue Solidarity cards to all 700,000 potential graduates of the National Literacy Plan that do not already have these. This will add to the around 800,000 recipients of the welfare card, as reported in Listin Diario. Furthermore, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Ligia Amada Melo said …

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